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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: svlilioukalani on February 02, 2011, 01:47:04 AM

Title: Exploiter 6 string guitar in Seattle.
Post by: svlilioukalani on February 02, 2011, 01:47:04 AM

There is an Exploiter 6 string guitar with a whammy bar hanging on the wall at Guitarville, 206-363-8188.  It is in nice shape. And it must be very sad there; cause it is on the wall next to a bunch of Squires and cheep Dean Guitars. It is not on there web sight.

Title: Exploiter 6 string guitar in Seattle.
Post by: bsee on February 02, 2011, 09:56:19 AM

does it have a price tag? Tell them that if they put it on their website and the price is reasonable, it will probably sell in a week or less.

Title: Exploiter 6 string guitar in Seattle.
Post by: briant on February 08, 2011, 06:01:58 PM

I just spoke with them.  It's an '82 and it's a consignment.  Apparently in great condition.  They know nothing about the woods it is made from.  They're asking $2500.

Title: Exploiter 6 string guitar in Seattle.
Post by: lbpesq on February 08, 2011, 07:36:34 PM

I believe it's on ebay right now.
 
Bill, tgo

Title: Exploiter 6 string guitar in Seattle.
Post by: jacko on February 09, 2011, 04:41:12 AM

here's (http://cgi.ebay.com/1984-Alembic-Exploiter-Guitar-/370482575589?pt=Guitar&hash=item56427b78e5) the link
 
graeme

Title: Exploiter 6 string guitar in Seattle.
Post by: bsee on February 09, 2011, 06:09:22 AM

Looks like an Electrum in flat-sawn zebra wood over mahogany. Pretty guitar!

Title: Exploiter 6 string guitar in Seattle.
Post by: svlilioukalani on February 09, 2011, 09:47:29 AM

That's the same ax. Had an 1,800 price tag on it a month ago. They don't understand Alembic. Or quality for that matter; there Fender and Gibson boys.

Title: Exploiter 6 string guitar in Seattle.
Post by: briant on February 14, 2011, 11:25:23 AM

Currently sitting at $2000 and reserve has not been met.
 
Don't these instruments generally go for ~$1500?  I'm actually very curious since the guitard player in one of my bands might be interested in the future.

Title: Exploiter 6 string guitar in Seattle.
Post by: elwoodblue on February 14, 2011, 12:34:00 PM

This might be a guitar I bought in 2002 for $900 and sold in seattle a few years later,  
 I agree briant, 1500 sounds more like current market value...maybe the economy is picking up?

Title: Exploiter 6 string guitar in Seattle.
Post by: bsee on February 14, 2011, 12:55:39 PM

You're kidding, right? Good luck finding any Alembic guitar under $2K these days. In the bass world, the Exploiter body shape adds significant value. That's especially true at the lower end of the scale. A Spoiler / Exploiter could get $2000-2500 when a stock Spoiler was more like $1200-1500. I don't think it was ever as significant on the guitar side, but there are probably a lot fewer of them to make a market.
 
I'm not a big fan of profiteering. If you offer it for a price, you should honor it. Of course, if no one buys it, feel free to change the offer. That seems to be happening here, and I wouldn't be surprised if this passed $2500 before it's done. Kind of greedy to push the reserve past the old asking price, but it's not against any laws I am familiar with. It's a consignment deal, so it's not necessarily the shop that's setting the price and reserve.